Jeannette decides to move to Class A

November 12, 2013by Bill Hartlep

A month after the Jeannette School Board voted to keep the football team in Class AA despite a Class A enrollment, the board voted 6-3 Monday to allow all athletic teams to participate in Class A for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years.

Jeannette football coach Roy Hall and athletic director Matt Lebe asked the board to allow the team to play in Class A, but that was denied during the October meeting.

Fans and supporters, however, signed a petition and gave it to Superintendent Matthew Hutcheson last week to ask the board to reconsider.